Toy gun.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903';

E. HAZLEHURST.

TOY GU11.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

Nrrno TATES AT T FFICE f EDWARD HAZLEHURST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE TOY GUN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TOY eon.

' srnmrrearmn forming art or setters Patent No. 723,603, dated March 24, 1903.

Application filed April 21 1902.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HAZLEHURST,

a citizen of the United-States, residing at Chicago,,in the county of Cook and State of lilinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates generally to that class of toys designed to interest and amuse children which involve the creation of a noise or report such as is produced by the explosion of a percussiou-cap in connection with the simultaneous propulsion of a harmless projectile; and my invention relates more specifically to a novel form and construction of toy gun in which a harmless projectile, such as a soft-rubber ball, is impelled from the muzzle of the gun under the explosive force of an ordinary percussion-cap, said cap being seated on an anvil in rear of the projectile and exploded by the impact thereon of a spring-impelled firing-pin controlled by a trigger mechanism of any known and usual type.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple and eco'nethically-constructed toy of the character referred to which in a harmless way shall be capable of affording innocent amusement and delight to children at a very small cost and which shall serve to promote skill and healthful exercise among children' through a novel form of the pastime of play ing at ball.

To this end my invention consists in a detcoating and ball-impelling toy of the chara'cte r described having the novel features of construction and mode of operation substantially as hereinafter more particularly 1 described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy gun constructed in accordance with my invention, the barrel thereof being broken away and shown partially in longitudinal section to clearly illustrate the construction of contained parts; and Figs. 2, .3, and 4 are de tail cross-sectional views on the lines 2 2, 3 3, and a 4, respectively, of Fig. 1 looking in the directionof the arrows.

in the drawings, 5 designates the shoulder piece or stock, (3 the frame, 7 the barrel, 8

Serial No. 103,961. (No model.)

the trigger, and 9 the hammer, of an ordinary toy gun or ride, such as is commonly used by children in the explosion of percussion-caps and the like. As these parts are ordinarily and cheaply constructed to adapt the device for use as an inexpensive toy, the shoulderpiece 5 is cut in the shape shown from a simple block of wood, the frame 6 is stamped up from sheet metal into the form shown, at its rear end seating the shoulder-piece 5 and at its upper and forward end seating the rear end of the barrel 7, the barrel 7 is merely a length of brass or other tubing, while the -trigger 8 and hammer 9 are mounted in the thereofyl introduce an anvil 12, consistigg simply of a plain metal block having its ends shaped to fit the inner wall of the barrel and secured therein by any suitable means, the means herein shown consisting simply of a cross-pin 13, fast in the walls of the barrel and extending longitudinally through the anvil-block. (See Fig. 4.) A slight distance in rear of said anvil I notch the barrel transversely by means of a slot 14, which preferably extends through substantially one-half the circumference of the'barrel. (See Fig. 3.) This slot serves as a convenient opening through which to introduce the percussioncap to the operating-face of the anvil, as more particularly hereinafter described. Within the barrel 7, at any suitable point between the slot 14: and the breech end of the barrel, is intel-posed a block 15, which-block may be conveniently secured to and within the barrel by 5 a cross-pin 16, Fig. 2, and is longitudinally ap-- ertured at 17 for a purpose hereinafter specified. This block serves as an abutment for the inner end of a coil-spring 18, the forward 1 end of which spriugbears against the rear end xoo Qf a, sliding firing-pin 19, which cooperates with the anvil12 m the explosicn of the caps. This firing-pin is simply a short cylindrical bleck of metal which the bow? of the gun in easy sliding Contact therewith is provided with a retracting rod or iinl: 20, tiael rear and of which is pivotally secured to the ban It will be observed that the QK'UUV 17 in the zzbutinenwblock 15 servlas 0 permit the free rsciproaaltions oft-his red without interfering with the func'nian of the biock 15 as an abutment for the spring.

It will be :ibserveci iiuiu the arivi not completely fill the bore of the barrel, mil; that longitudinal passage-Ways exist 0:; either side thereof to permit the free passage 0f the explosive gases iiberaied by the cap to iha cup-shaped receptaela in rear of the PiOjG'J- tile.

Theopemtion of my invention. will be remi ily understood from the f areg'oing description. Th9 pin-is are imrnmlly in the re aiive positions shown in Fig. l of 1116 drawings.

1 152 Goes To load ilie gun, the firiiig-pin is retracted against the iuensisn 0i actuating-spring; by throwing back the hammer 9 in am obvious manner, whieii backwarn travel of me firi 11p;- pin eyposes the slot 14: Lilli pei-iiiits the ready insert-i011 tiierellirougii ot' a 0:11 To -iriznin position on the face of the anvil. The gun is then aimed. and the tri a! pulled, Wli upon the Qxpzantive farm of ihe spring 155 drives the firing-12in i a filmrp impact against iii-3 anvil, @xploriuur he Llieremi, film force) of Liv; plosiou mating immeiii '15:? Hie prr clil? 553W} 43: )ellingi m .l. i110 my 1 {fire same 021 may also be med l'ur r42; i the Sumo as mi ordinary i rile, inix 'est :mzl zest in the port without the (izu that zicsmnp; connection with a p.-'o eciiic i'licbing seriou injury if in It; will he euserved that poim'; at which the cap is ex of the barrel which is I JOSl; minim-l fro eye 0i the user in aiming ii-lie same, iiziis mating: all pc iililiiy 0f Um injuries ire ueut'ly happen E 0 Hi6 eye of :1 inanipnlzu ng a. my 01'' ll: 5i ulrm he observei'i ii l1 ill-5111 the iiliil,{-[,){lli will 11m and ci= (i said 510i licforl I upon me anvil. This construe double advantage '1; i ilrlii i prev sibilily of the e. m (if any 0L fuimizmte in :ulirm 'm rem "EH vi! 0: toward the user and, JLilQl', ilie farce 0f the Gill-llQ Qilll'QfG ugainsb the p10- rplic pus lLiiiiiZ jectile.

I have found in przzcbice Hm; i-ilG explosion m? a single paper percussion-cap in my invention will sufiice to drive {I lic-llnw rublmr ball i sub-s1 same ii "032' 1' jury 9v Rise amid r 3:

saribedi me the prajes @nders it imp l -'.l an all uuQ s oss- AMUEL N. 390m), ENNIE HOBBY. 

